The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-12

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Some iine after midnlgh. Parsons com
plaintd that tho hum Of conversation In
tho jailofs oiiics annoyed him and pre-.
vented him from Bleeplng. Tho wooden
door which hangs on tho Office nlje Of the
heavy bara Of tho inner door was closed,
md the Texas Anafchls. dronped In an
uneasy Blumber. In the oiilcs- q busy
crowd OF reporters utood writing at the
high desks, or luungsd about talking with
the deputies. Occasionally q hsavy step
sounded on the Iron atRlrs outtids, and the
gsorm door was opened, revealing u caudl.
dato Tor admission to all tho horrors pro.
yided ior tho possetsoru ot paaaea, From
within the lswyer'a case came tho metallic
click ol the Associated Prees instrument
dlspatching the gathering iacidens Of tho
night. Along the otherwise client corrl.
doru sounded the slow, regular tramp Of
tho deputica competing the death waich,
TO and iro csareles,ly In front OF tho cell
doom, behind which were tho four Tor
leited lives. At brief intervals, when the
hum OF conversation sank low, O ,uld be
heard the measured tick Of tho clock on
The office wall marking time for the con.
domed once. ior whom time would soon be
no more. Bot on tho street armed police
mon paced thor boats. and all who had
no bu.iness In tho neighborhood were
peromE tority ordsrad 70 tmoye on" aud
IL they did not movs at once they were
asols,ed, VS. Ia %3 I.II'S7IF
3Nis THH JAIL.
The jail proper orcapie, ths Illinois
street side oi tho building. while that part
used by the criminal Court fronts on
Michigan s.reet. On The ls.ter IRON. tho
main entrance through which all who
enter must .pass. This entrance 10 guarded
by heavy double iron door which 10
kept c!osed md fastened with q paddock
and chain. Immediately within tho doc,
stood two trusty policemen armed With
breech-loading r!ileu, and carrying thirty.
eight rounds each in q convenient csft.
rldgs.box. A stop 4ouuded In the outer
veationle, and from the wa.chfu aentrles
came the stern call Of the bailiG, "Who
co,ncs there" A. voice from tho outeide
responded, then the paddock was opened,
the cbaln IA,tled. the doors slid apart .
few inches and a survey made by the
guards Of the individual Supplying ior al. |
mission. II his crsdcntiais. " ,re aAtlsiac.
tory the doora were opened sufficiently
Tor him to pass. inside other yuarJo bear.
Ing rifles moved about over the tile Il Dor
at the hoEd OF tho wido ntairway leading
10 tho upper floor. The muzzle OF the
loaded rifle In the hands Of an officer pro-
jactsd over tho a.eps. The court rooms |
were occupied by eevcral companies OF |
policemen with whole arsenal Of |
weapons and ammunition. On the roof
were numerous sentries ready to open-drc
on any suspicious looking In.
dividual who might approach
on the surrounding roofs. The
jail proper is reached by crossing q narrow
court, dismal and old In the darSnose, In |
this part oil the building special prepara-
tions had been made for tho reception o!
callers. Now and then loud.
or voice than common aoated ont from
the cell room where come ordinary pris-
oner had wakened with cry. About /
o'clock, while there wGs comparative
sllcnce, the occupants OF the Sherih' g office
were startled by crash and bang from
Tho northern corridor. II yas nothing,
only the Sheriff and few other otIicsrs
experimenting with the ecaffold and test. |
Ing It and the ropes. A few minutes after |
2 o'clock Spiea stood at the door OF his cell |
smoking and talking through tie bars |
with bis guard. As the slow hours swung
along, even the proximity Of both grew
monotonous. Between 8 and o'clock the
rumble Of wheels outside penetrated the
thick walls, and wagon drove up and
unloaded four cottins. one for Spies, one
ior Ensel, ono for FiEoher, and one for
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